Re: Chicken question

From: ex WGS Hamm (alpha.bitch_at_virgin.net)
Date: 02/26/05 

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 18:10:13 GMT

"Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Searcher 1" <unitedair2004@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> > They wont go in! Even on the coldest of night they would stand outside
the
> > open door all huddled together. They even have a heated box they can go
> > into. But If I herd them in then lock the door ,then they will use the
> > heated boxes.
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> Hmm. I wonder why ...
 I was thinking about this and thought this might be the reason. The hens do
not want to be confined with so many cockerels which can mate them and rip
them. The hens know they have no escape from the cocks in the shed. The
cockerels want to stay with the hens who don't want to be shut in with the
cockerels, (hardly blame them really).
 Eat 2 of the cockerels as you say. At least with Brahmas, you have
cockerels of a decent size to eat. The sooner the better for the hen's
sakes.